Mechanical chondroplasty: early metabolic consequences in vitro

Kaplan, Lee D; Royce, Bryan; Meier, Brian; Hoffmann, Justin M; Barlow, Jonathan D; Lu, Yan; Stampfli, Herman F (2007). Mechanical chondroplasty: early metabolic consequences in vitro. Arthroscopy - the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery, 23(9), pp. 923-9. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.04.005

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the depth of penetration from mechanical chondroplasty and metabolic consequences of this procedure on the remaining articular cartilage. METHODS: Mechanical chondroplasty was performed in vitro on a portion of fresh grade I or II articular cartilage from 8 human knee arthroplasty specimens. Treated and control (untreated) explants (approximately 30 mg) were cut from the cartilage. The explants were divided into 2 groups, day 1 and day 4, placed separately in a 48-well plate containing media, and incubated at 37 degrees C for 24 hours. After the 24-hour incubation, the explants were weighed on day 1 and day 4, and explant media were removed and tested for total proteoglycan synthesis and aggrecan synthesis. At time 0, 2 sets (2.6 mm each) of treated and control cartilage slices were cut with a precision saw. One set was stained for confocal laser microscopy via a cytotoxicity stain to determine cell viability. The second set was stained with H;E to determine depth of penetration. RESULTS: The mean depth of penetration was 252.8 +/- 78 microm. There was no significant difference (P > .25) between total proteoglycan synthesis for control versus treatment groups on day 1 or 4. Aggrecan synthesis was significantly reduced on day 1 when normalized for tissue weight (P = .019) and double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (P = .004). On day 4, no significant difference was detected. Confocal laser microscopy did not show cell death below the zone of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant metabolic consequence caused by chondroplasty to the remaining articular cartilage, and the zone of injury was limited to the treatment area. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Mechanical chondroplasty causes no significant metabolic consequences to articular cartilage under these conditions.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology

UniBE Contributor:

Meier, Bernhard

ISSN:

0749-8063

ISBN:

17868830

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:55

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:17

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.arthro.2007.04.005

PubMed ID:

17868830

Web of Science ID:

000250010100003

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/23267 (FactScience: 40753)

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